Loss of German cruisers Yorcke and Koenigsberg reported
London reports two German cruisers lost as mine damage and combat claims circulate. Yorcke of 9500 tons, 21 knots, crew 616, with only 82 saved. Koenigsberg 3448 tons, 28.6 knots, crews of 22. The British, Japanese ships pursue Emden and Koenigsberg. Sir Perry Scott returns to naval service as submarine expert.
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John C. Foster
International News Service
London
Yorcke
Koenigsberg
England
Germany
Amsterdam
Jade Bay
Wilhelmshaven
Berlin
Keonigsberg
London Times
Indian Ocean
Emden
Keowigsberg
Coas
Winchester
Gulf of Aden
Pegasus
Zanssibar
North Sea
Admiralty
Perry Scott
Navy
Percy Scott
Naval Reserve
Needle in the Hand Defies Surgical Search
A historic report notes the difficulty of locating a cambric needle once embedded in the hand or foot. Even X rays may fail to pinpoint the point, leaving surgeons to struggle for hours with no guarantee of success. The needle can drift, causing intermittent pain and remaining undetected until severe trouble arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wader
Broken Needle Becomes Urgent Medical Care Warning
A Kansas City Star warning advises seeking immediate medical attention for a broken needle point that may lodge in the body. It cautions that the correct course is to go straight to a skilled surgeon for removal, regardless of whether the break appears simple or not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansas City Star
Boy injured after fall at Central School steps
Lawrence Wagner’s son Joseph, a pupil at Central School, fell on basement steps when pushed by another boy. He sustained a scalp gash and was treated by Dr Williams at Williams Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wagner
Lawrence Wagner
Dr. Williams
Williams Hospital
County Officers Take Office Timetable Set
The article outlines when county officers elected Tuesday will assume duties. Auditor, treasurer, one commissioner begin January 1, 1916, the judge and county councilmen within ten days after the election, all others January 1, 1915. Commissioner Staton starts in 1914, Creasy in January 1, 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staton
Creasy
German Account Of Recent Operations
German troops push toward the French coast but warn progress will be slow due to Allied defenses. Russian reports of large prisoner and gun captures are officially denied. Tageblatt expert Mahras predicts Kaiser’s forces may drive the English to the sea as German attacks along Arras and the Aisne advance cautiously while provisioning holds and morale remains strong.
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Frederick Werner
Serlin
Amsterdam
Boland
Poland
Ypres
Belgium
Mahras
Tageblatt
Kaiser
Arras
Aisne
Soissons
Six Die In Lodging House Fire At Waverly Hotel
International News Service reports a blaze at 962 Eighth Avenue destroyed the Waverly hotel early today. Fifty men were inside. most were rescued by firemen, but several leaped from the second story. Six men were killed and many injured in the stairway collapse and smoke.
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Linternational News Service
New York
Waverly Hotel
Eighth Avenue
War proclamation and Russian advances in Asia Minor
War declarations surface as English and Ottoman tensions rise. Russian general staff reports rapid Cossack advances in Caucasus, capturing Ardost area, Khorasan, Diyadin, Payazid, and large munitions stocks while taking hundreds of officers and thousands of men as German forces retreat in East Prussia and Poland.
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Francis L. Murray
International
Petrograd
Turkey
Caucasus
Ardost
Karsa
Alout
Khorasan
Armenia
Missoune
Diyadin
Payazid
Poland
Hielce
East Prussia
Russia
Kielce
A World Thanksgiving and Global Unity Idea
A letter argues for a universal day of thanks shared by all nations, noting a common reverence for a supreme ruler across Christian, Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, and Confucian faiths. The writer urged world-wide unity in gratitude and suggested world expositions and congresses as precedents for a global Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
W. J. Lampton
New York
Wisdom and Folly Play Across a Courtroom Exchange
A fragment shows dialogue where Crawford voices a stereotype about reasoning with women, Crabahaw replies that he never tries, calling it too easy to mock her and prompting a judge’s comment. The exchange hints at gender bias and courtroom dynamics in a concise, period-voiced tease.
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Crawford
Crabahaw
Dairy Show in Chicago Draws Wide Dairy Interest
The Nations Dairy features the ninth antiwar show at the International Livestock Pavilion in Chicago. About 750 cattle from Jersey to Holstein are shown with dairy machinery, milking devices, separators, bottle fillers, and sanitation gear. Demonstrations include milking machines and the Baveack test revealing cost of butterfat per cow. Boone county and local residents attended, with a call for larger local participation next year.
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R. W. Imel
the Nations Dairy
Thoee
International Livestock Pavillion
Chicago
United States
Canyone
Jersey
U.S. Depart of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Colorado
Kentucky
Canada
U. S
New England
Boone County
Q. E. Dixon
Thorntown
P.M. Crane
Lebanon
Bert Parr
Ed Domery
Shéridan
Death reports of General Von Kluck amid Paris siege
International dispatches from Bordeaux and Paris claim two versions of General Alex Von Kluck death. One says he was killed by a bomb at the German staff HQ. The other states he died ten days earlier in a Namur hospital from a head wound.
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Linternational News Service
London
Alex von Kluck
Paris
Bordeaux
Daily Telegraph
von Eirk
The
Excelsior
von Kluck
Belgium
Germany
Mission Circle Hosts Central Christian Ladies Meeting
The Young Ladies Mission circle of Central Christian church met at West Busby street home of Alpha, Hazel and Esther Perkins with Callie Martin as assistant hostess. The program opened with a devotional, a vocal solo by Esther Perkins, and an address by Mrs. O. H. Greist, state president of the C W B M, who also spoke at the church in the afternoon. Guests included Mrs. W. B. Williams, Mrs. W. C. Darnall, Miss Charlotte Opel, Miss Neff, and Miss Lucile Moore of St. Louis visiting Mrs. I. N. Castor, who hosted a buffet lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Ladies’ Mission Circle
Central Christian Church
Alpha
Hazel
Esther Perkins
West Busby Street
Callie Martin
O. H. Greist
W. B. Williams
W. C. Darnall
Charlotte Opel
Neff
Lucile Moore
St. Louis
I. N. Castor
Skylight drip proof glass eliminates condensation drops
A Pennsylvania wire glass company has developed a new glass type that prevents condensation drips under skylights. The under-surface features eight channels per inch designed to maximize capillary attraction, allowing condensation to be held and carried to the gutter even when skylights are pitched as little as ten degrees above horizontal.
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Pennsylvania Wire Glass Company
Democrats Take House as Returns Favor Them
Washington dispatch reports the Republican National congressional campaign committee concedes Democrats will control the next House based on returns up to noon. The tally shows 205 Republicans, 214 Democrats, six Progressives, two Socialists and one independent with seven districts uncertain. Senate makeup cited as Democrats 54, Republicans 42, Progressives unspecified.
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Laurence Tod
International News Service
Washington
Republican National Congressional Campaign Committee
Wilson
Senate
Cary Says Steel Wages Not Yet Considered
E. H. Cary, chairman of United States Steel, states wage reductions have not been discussed by directors or officials. He expresses regret if wage cuts become necessary and emphasizes maintaining the highest practicable wages, while hoping for business improvement soon.
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International News Service
New York
Cary
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Judge Parr Files Campaign Expense Report
Judge W. H. Parr filed sworn expense statements with the county clerk. His total campaign spending reached $189.67 with a $150 contribution to the Democratic county control committee. Remaining costs covered automobile hire and related travel.
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W. H. Parr
Democratic County Control Committee
Journey Through Scarred France Desolation on French Battlefields
A Paris based International News Service writer tours Vitry le Francois and Hoineau during the Marne battles. He describes shattered trees, shell-scarred roads, ruined villages, a lone churchyard notice, and a grieving French countryside. He recalls the fierce German offensive, the threatened French Lorraine army, and a haunting memory of civilians and destroyed homes.
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Uinternational News Servicer
Paris
Vitry-le-Francois
Marne
Europe
Lorraine
Metz
Strassburg
Hoineau
The
Vitry
Ion
Taoh Overcomes Children in Sunday School Mock Tale
A fragment from a Sunday School scene shows children debating a biblical crossing. A small boy challenges the teacher about the Red Sea, prompting a brief exchange that hints at a simplified retelling.
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Tareelat
The
Red Sea
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